This land was contracted by me [farming]

The yamen in Jingyang County has not been this lively for a long time, and the people living in the town are also poking around, asking each other, "Is there any happy event in this yamen?"

Third Uncle Niu, who was squatting at the corner of the street and selling vegetables, shook his head, "How do I know that, the government's yamen, we ordinary people dare to stare at it every day. However, it is indeed more lively than before. There are a few carriages."

Fang Zhongyuan felt elated today. It was the first time he had experienced the preferential treatment that these aristocratic families offered to him.

He has no background and no background, so it is difficult to gain a foothold in the officialdom.After winning a Juren, the family could not support him to continue the exam.The superior made him an official, so the county magistrate of Jingyang has been in office for more than [-] years.

"Master Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are safe here." Fang Zhongyuan greeted Wang Huaiyi, the Patriarch of the Wang family, with a smiling face.

From the bottom of his heart, Wang Huaiyi looked down on these poor children with no family background, and he even looked down on Fang Zhongyuan, who had been an official for more than [-] years and was still the county magistrate.If the method of making salt wasn't too attractive, he didn't want others to take advantage of it for nothing. He wouldn't even set foot in this broken county government if he was killed.

As if he didn't hear it, Wang Huaiyi didn't even give Fang Zhongyuan an extra look, and walked straight towards the yamen.

Fang Zhongyuan wasn't annoyed either, the big and small aristocratic families had nothing else to look down on but it was a family tradition.Standing on the side, he rushed over to give Wang Huaiyi a kick, but was held back by Fang Zhongyuan.He knew Zhao Keran's plan.A lot of this plan was his idea, and he believed that if it was carried out according to what Zhao Keran said, their Jingyang County would be different.He, Fang Zhongyuan, finally met a boss who could truly serve the people, and finally he was able to show his talents.

So no matter what white eyes and cold treatment he receives, he will not do anything bad for it.After so many years of enduring it, within a short while, he whispered to Rufeng: "The county magistrate wants them to be useful now, so don't ruin your plan."

Rufeng frowned, holding his breath in his heart, thinking about finding a sack, trapping Wang Huaiyi and beating him up while it was dark.

When all the people arrived, the sun had just reached noon.

The table used by the county government to hold banquets is a turntable, and Zhao Keran drew a drawing of the bearing based on his impression.The steel ball rotating in the middle of the large and small circles of the bearing is replaced with wood, and the material of the entire bearing is also changed to wood.After calculating the approximate size, I handed it over to Pan Dahai for research.

Unexpectedly, it was actually made for him.

I have to say that Pan Dahai's carpentry skills are really strong. When Zhao Keran heard Shumo say that Pan Dahai came to him and said that the things were done, Zhao Keran was surprised.I don't know how he did it. It takes a lot of time to polish the wooden beads in the shaft.

Pan Dahai entered the study with two dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were not tired at all, instead they shone brightly. He was extremely excited, "Lord County Magistrate, this thing is really powerful! It can turn so smoothly!"

Zhao Keran was taken aback by the two big dark circles under his eyes. He almost thought he saw the national treasure from his previous life. "There are many uses for this bearing. You can study it yourself in the future. The most important thing now is , go to bed quickly."

Originally, Zhao Keran didn't think that this banquet could really make a bearing, so he didn't waste time to make a round table.I didn't expect Pan Dahai to be so powerful, and he prepared it the day before the banquet.But now it was too late to make a big round table, so I had to search old man Fang's private money and go to the carpenter's workshop overnight to make a round turntable.Put it on the generous table left by some county magistrate in the county government office.

So, after the various clans entered the East Flower Hall where the banquet was held, their eyes were all attracted by the table.They completely ignored the wild vegetables and mushrooms surrounded by a circle around the table, and a pot of egg soup was pitifully placed in the middle.

"The world is a round sky, and this table is also round at the top and bottom at the bottom. It's a good meaning, and it symbolizes my Dayuan country!"

"The county magistrate of Zhao is ingenious, and wishes that the Great Yuan will live forever."

Some low-level families with salt mines tried their best to flatter Zhao Keran, which made those who missed the opportunity silently roll their eyes, and finally shifted their attention to the food.

Looking at this table of simple meals that seemed like pig food to them, he bit the bullet and boasted: "Magistrate Zhao is strict with himself, he is really a role model for officials. Although my generation is not an official, but as a family member , and should learn to follow suit.”

As soon as this remark came out, it got some echoes, Wang Huaiyi laughed in his heart, a group of useless flatterers.

Although it was called an "inauguration banquet", it was actually a private banquet. Zhao Keran didn't wear official robes, mainly because the robes were too big.It will take him a few years to hold on.

"Patriarchs, I've been waiting for a long time." Zhao Keran cupped his hands in apology, and then waved his hands to signal to sit down, "Everyone sit down and talk, standing is really tiring."

After everyone sat down, Zhao Keran said to Shumo who was waiting at the side: "Bring tea to all the family heads."

Everyone is thankful on their faces, but they are all disgusted in their hearts. What kind of good tea can there be in this broken yamen?Even if they eat wild vegetables today, they won't drink this broken tea to lower their taste!

Lingquan water boils the brewed tea, and the tea fragrance is overflowing.Smell the taste, all with the slightest curl of sweetness.Everyone couldn't help swallowing, what kind of tea is this?Why is it so fragrant?

Xu Wenwu didn't have so many thoughts in his mind. He was tempered by Zhao Keran five days ago in Zuixianlou.He picked up the teacup and put it on the tip of his nose. The aroma of the tea became stronger, and the sweetness in the aroma seemed to have flowed into his mouth along his nose.The tongue is full of body fluid, and the aftertaste is endless.

When the tea enters the mouth, the unique taste of tea occupies the entire mouth, and after one mouthful, there is a sense of refreshment and joy.

"Master County Magistrate, where did you get this tea? Can you ask Xu to bring some back?"

Wang Huaiyi is a tea lover, so he couldn't help drinking tea.After entering the mouth, I immediately fell in love with the taste. I closed my eyes and savored it when I heard Xu Wenwu's words.Sulking in my heart, I thought sourly, you are the only one who can make friends!

The fragrance of the tea is attractive, and everyone who silently vowed not to drink it all drank it clean, and asked Shumo to refill the tea.

Zhenxiang may be late, but she will never be absent.

"We'll talk about the tea later, how can salt be so important in this tea?" Zhao Keran's eyes flashed, and it was full of calculations, "Patriarchs, what do you think?"

Wang Huaiyi put down the cup in his hand and motioned for Shumo to come over for more tea. He rushed ahead of Xu Wenwu and replied to Zhao Keran, "Finally, I got to the point. I don't know the county magistrate, what do you want?"

"I want to use the family of salt-making recipes, and each time I produce [-]% of fine salt." Zhao Keran raised three fingers and looked at everyone with a smile.

Wang Huaiyi took a sip of tea and said slowly, "You have a good idea."

As the saying goes, cannibalism has a short mouth and soft hands, why is Wang Huaiyi so ignorant of martial arts at an age!Don't you give me any face!

Zhao Keran fixed his smiling face mask, retracted his fingers, looked at Wang Huaiyi and said, "Patriarch Wang, this statement is wrong."

Zhao Keran had never met Wang Huaiyi, but the surveillance system of 000 showed his identity.Because everyone here knew Wang Huaiyi, so Zhao Keran read out his identity, which was not considered an invasion of privacy.

Everyone only thought that the little county magistrate put in a lot of effort and investigated them secretly, which is why he became famous.

"If it's just simple coarse salt and refined fine salt, then I wouldn't dare to put it on the table. However, many of you here have spent a lot of energy because of the expenditure on firewood and charcoal? If I say, You can get silver in clear water, are you still willing to listen to my request?"

What Zhao Keran said was ingenious, and he didn't point it out directly, but the big families with Salt Lake understood it in their hearts.

Although I was also shocked why Zhao Keran knew about the salt lake in the dark, but at the same time, I understood that the other party wanted to seek win-win cooperation, not extermination.

This can be interesting.

"Fishing silver in clear water? What's the way?" Wang Huaiyi rarely put down his beloved tea and sat upright, wanting to hear what Zhao Keran had to say.Who knows that Zhao Keran shook his head, looking like a profiteer, "How can I let you get this kind of pie in the sky so easily? But it's not easy to say, it depends on whether you are willing to let blood."

While talking, Zhao Keran recalled the tools he had rented from the carpenter's workshop.They took stone axes and saws to cut down the trees, but they were severely worn out due to excessive use.In the end, Shumo took the eggs that had been laying for three days and sent them to the carpenter's workshop, and the account was settled.

Fang Zhongyuan also asked him why he didn't say that he was the county magistrate, so that the carpenter workshop would not only not have to pay compensation, but would also return the previous rent to him.

Zhao Keran was silent for a long time before choking out a sentence: A good county magistrate does not take the people's needles and threads into account.

Thirty eggs + twenty texts, this temptation is too great, fortunately he has a moral bottom line.

Not to mention that now the system has issued a task to engage in people's livelihood, and he doesn't have the money to build a workshop if he wants to.Now that these aristocratic families are in his hands, he has to speak like a lion and scare these black-hearted people to death.

"If you want to use my method to make salt, it will benefit me. First of all, as long as the mineral salt on your face is purified, the price will be twice as low as it is now, or you will give me [-]%.

Second, when I said that it is clear water to fish for silver, that is clear water to fish for silver, except for some labor costs, there is nothing else.The cost is greatly reduced, and the output of salt is also increased.So this method of fishing for silver in clear water, what I want is a [-]% return.You guys have to think about it.

Third, you must give me a deposit first, and I don’t need much money, a hundred taels of silver is enough, but an additional [-] mu of grain is required.Soybean, wheat half and half.Whoever uses my salt-making method will pay it. If you say you don't use it, then of course you don't have to give it.

I will go to the study first. If any Patriarch is interested, Shumo will take you to the study to discuss. "

Zhao Keran opened his mouth like a lion, daring to ask for any conditions, supporting the bold and starving the timid to death.He raised high demands, and the two sides had room to bargain.

The clans were silent for a long time, and then they talked and discussed in low voices.

Xu Wenwu was the first to go to the study, Zhao Keran raised his eyebrows, he really saw the thick eyebrows and big eyes right!He is a brave man.

"Can the mineral salt be changed to [-]% coarse salt and [-]% fine salt? Can the income from pool salt be less, or can the salt be used directly as collateral?"

Xu Wenwu went directly to the topic, and he made this condition with full sincerity.But I didn't think Zhao Keran would agree.Although the other party is not very old, he is an out-and-out little fox, and no one should let him suffer.

"Yes. For Chiyan, [-]% of the profit is fine, and [-]% of the salt is fine."

I'll be good!This little fox actually agreed?

Zhao Keran took out the written contract and asked Xu Wenwu to fill in the amount he promised in the blank space, and finally signed and marked.

After collecting the deed, Zhao Keran took out another piece of cloth and handed it to Xu Wenwu, on which was written "Beach drying method".

When writing this method, Zhao Keran was baffled by how to introduce the lake water into the ditch specially used for water storage. "Douzitan" is not acceptable. The reason why Douzitan is called Douzitan is that salt workers use willow buckets to lift water to irrigate the pond.Not to mention the effort, but not much salt.

Zhao Keran thought for a long time, it would be fine if it was sea water.You can wait for the sea tide to rise, and use the power of nature to incorporate sea water.

In the end, it was Pan Dahai who made the bearings for him the day before yesterday, and he thought of the waterwheel only after looking at the rotating bearings.Agricultural irrigation also needs waterwheels to liberate labor. This salt lake is also water!As long as a waterwheel is built in a suitable place, wouldn't it be enough to use the waterwheel to introduce the lake water into the evaporation pool?

Thanks to Jingyang's geographical location, there is plenty of wind and sunshine.Both wind and sunshine determine the production of salt. Salt production by beach sun method depends on the weather, and there is no way to produce salt in rainy days or winter.But if the wind is strong and the sun is shining, the output is also very impressive.With the wind carrying the lake water, there is no need to be a pedal waterwheel, which is really exhausting to step on.

Beach pools should be built on flat places, and gates should be built between each beach pool to open or close.After the beach pool is established, the whole beach needs to be crushed with rolling stones.

The first thing the lake water enters is the evaporation pond. After enough exposure to the sun, the water is dried, and the mud in the evaporation pond contains a lot of salt.

Put the salt mud into the filter tank, which is covered with thatch and bamboo strips.After the salt mud is tamped, the gate between the filter tank and the storage ditch is opened to introduce lake water.A brine pool is connected to the side of the filter pool, and there is a gap between the two pools.After the filtered lake water infiltrates into the brine pool, it will take time to form a real brine. You can use lotus seeds to determine the percentage of brine. Only two lotus seeds are floating on the surface of the brine before the brine can crystallize into salt.

After the brine is made, it can be introduced into the sun-dried salt pond.The bottom of the salt drying pool should be paved with stone slabs. It is better if it is black volcanic stone, because black absorbs heat and can speed up the progress of drying salt.

In the end, just wait for the brine to crystallize into salt.

Xu Wenwu looked at Bubo, as if a warrior had obtained a peerless martial arts secret book, his hands were trembling slightly, "My Xu family is about to release it!"